1 00:00:05,921 --> 00:00:25,121 Speaker 1: Apod Shape Production. Welcome back to another episode of am 2 00:00:25,161 --> 00:00:29,921 Speaker 1: I A Bad Mom? Podcast? We cover all types of 3 00:00:29,961 --> 00:00:34,001 Speaker 1: topics on this podcast, don't we Yeah, we we have 4 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,921 Speaker 1: a laugh because the people that we surround ourselves with, 5 00:00:38,521 --> 00:00:40,681 Speaker 1: when telling them about this podcast, you're going to be 6 00:00:40,721 --> 00:00:44,761 Speaker 1: almost cautious about whether they do or don't have children. So, 7 00:00:44,961 --> 00:00:47,081 Speaker 1: for instance, there was a couple of people that are like, wow, 8 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,641 Speaker 1: you've got a podcast. What is it called? I was like, 9 00:00:49,681 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: am I A Bad Mum? I was like, but you're 10 00:00:51,241 --> 00:00:53,401 Speaker 1: not a parent yet, so don't listen to it. You 11 00:00:53,521 --> 00:00:56,641 Speaker 1: might choose, we might sort of you know, shift up 12 00:00:56,681 --> 00:01:01,161 Speaker 1: how you choose about this. We're still encouraging everyone to 13 00:01:01,161 --> 00:01:16,441 Speaker 1: have children. Am I a Bad Mum? For cramping their style? 14 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,761 Speaker 1: On the weekend, I decided let's go to a tree 15 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: top challenge. I love the tree top. 16 00:01:24,721 --> 00:01:28,561 Speaker 2: We've spoken about tree before and just FAYI like, they 17 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:29,641 Speaker 2: don't sponsor the podcast. 18 00:01:29,721 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: They should know they should. This was the second time 19 00:01:34,241 --> 00:01:36,881 Speaker 1: that my girls and I had done it. 20 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:43,321 Speaker 2: So you go high and then it's like ziplining, yea ziplining. 21 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: You zip line in and then you get to a 22 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,481 Speaker 1: certain point and then you've got They call them games 23 00:01:48,881 --> 00:01:51,801 Speaker 1: but it's like little challenges to get from one side 24 00:01:51,881 --> 00:01:54,321 Speaker 1: to the other. You're basically up high. You're up on 25 00:01:54,401 --> 00:01:54,921 Speaker 1: the trees. 26 00:01:55,161 --> 00:01:58,361 Speaker 2: Yeah, you gotta harness on and then things like like 27 00:01:58,441 --> 00:01:59,601 Speaker 2: you might have to walk. 28 00:01:59,401 --> 00:02:02,281 Speaker 1: Across on just a one rope rope, yeah, and then 29 00:02:02,281 --> 00:02:04,601 Speaker 1: another one's like a black net that you kind of 30 00:02:04,681 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: climb i mean through. It's fun. Yeah, And so they 31 00:02:08,561 --> 00:02:11,521 Speaker 1: have stages where you so there's like you've got to 32 00:02:11,561 --> 00:02:15,081 Speaker 1: go through there green, then the purple, and then to 33 00:02:15,121 --> 00:02:16,361 Speaker 1: be able to go to the red, you've got to 34 00:02:16,401 --> 00:02:18,681 Speaker 1: be able to finish the purple and then get red 35 00:02:18,761 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: to blue, blue to the black one. We're just to 36 00:02:21,601 --> 00:02:25,481 Speaker 1: smidge of height away from being able to do the 37 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:27,481 Speaker 1: black one. But we were able to step up and 38 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,681 Speaker 1: do the blue course this time, which was awesome, but 39 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:35,201 Speaker 1: three and a half hours flew by. It's exercise too. Yeah, 40 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 1: So there's all of those look when we started though, 41 00:02:38,161 --> 00:02:41,201 Speaker 1: going back to cramping their style. When we started, we 42 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: got there on the very first one, so the nine 43 00:02:43,281 --> 00:02:45,521 Speaker 1: o'clock session, so no one was sort of in front 44 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,001 Speaker 1: of us. We're in the first group. As we get 45 00:02:48,001 --> 00:02:51,761 Speaker 1: there into the first group, there's another little girl who 46 00:02:51,921 --> 00:02:55,961 Speaker 1: is seven years of age and sweet as a button. 47 00:02:56,401 --> 00:02:58,481 Speaker 1: But mom and dad were letting her just go on 48 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: the course alone and then just going to walk along 49 00:03:02,081 --> 00:03:05,081 Speaker 1: underneath it and then just let her sort of do 50 00:03:05,201 --> 00:03:07,041 Speaker 1: her own thing. Now this, Katie, where do we say 51 00:03:07,041 --> 00:03:09,041 Speaker 1: we're hooked up? Like you're hooked up, but you've also 52 00:03:09,121 --> 00:03:11,641 Speaker 1: got to what are those things called? Like, you've got 53 00:03:11,641 --> 00:03:13,761 Speaker 1: to connect yourself all the way along. You've got a 54 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,481 Speaker 1: pulley thing that you've got to connect yourself. You've got 55 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,801 Speaker 1: to these other things that you've got to put together 56 00:03:18,841 --> 00:03:21,241 Speaker 1: and slide up to be able to it's so safe. 57 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: It's difficult for a seven year old by herself. That's tough, right, 58 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,161 Speaker 1: So then my heart strings pull and I go, why 59 00:03:29,161 --> 00:03:31,961 Speaker 1: don't you just join our little group before? Come on 60 00:03:32,121 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: and then go in between the girls. They've only done 61 00:03:34,441 --> 00:03:36,361 Speaker 1: it once before, but at least they can help you. 62 00:03:36,441 --> 00:03:39,201 Speaker 1: And Mum goes, oh, thank you very much. She's like, 63 00:03:39,281 --> 00:03:41,521 Speaker 1: I'm way too scared of heights, so I'm not going 64 00:03:41,601 --> 00:03:44,001 Speaker 1: to do it. Dad goes, I'm overweight, so I'm not 65 00:03:44,081 --> 00:03:47,721 Speaker 1: doing it. I was like, you're welcome. I'm giving you 66 00:03:47,761 --> 00:03:53,361 Speaker 1: three hours of babysitting. Anyway, here I am with now 67 00:03:53,441 --> 00:03:54,121 Speaker 1: three children. 68 00:03:54,241 --> 00:03:56,401 Speaker 2: The thing is is if a child gets stuck up 69 00:03:56,481 --> 00:03:59,041 Speaker 2: there on one of the courses, it holds up everybody 70 00:03:59,081 --> 00:04:02,321 Speaker 2: else because you're not allowed to move from the platform 71 00:04:02,441 --> 00:04:03,521 Speaker 2: onto the obstacle. 72 00:04:03,561 --> 00:04:06,521 Speaker 1: You can't there's no way of overtaking anyone. It's impossible. 73 00:04:06,761 --> 00:04:09,321 Speaker 1: I used to just wait. She was so sweet, but 74 00:04:09,361 --> 00:04:13,401 Speaker 1: at the same time I was like, and so then move. 75 00:04:14,801 --> 00:04:19,041 Speaker 1: So Uncle Luke's taken off and Gracie's taken off, and 76 00:04:19,041 --> 00:04:23,001 Speaker 1: Elsie's feeling the pool between both of so then Elsa's 77 00:04:23,001 --> 00:04:25,401 Speaker 1: sort of going forward, but then coming back to sort 78 00:04:25,401 --> 00:04:28,961 Speaker 1: of meet our little friend Jane when she sort of 79 00:04:29,041 --> 00:04:31,521 Speaker 1: ziplines over to help catch her and stuff like that. 80 00:04:31,641 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: Right then it went Jane, then it went me. So 81 00:04:33,521 --> 00:04:36,321 Speaker 1: that was the order. So I had to be almost 82 00:04:36,361 --> 00:04:39,281 Speaker 1: like teaching her and guiding her for the whole. A 83 00:04:39,281 --> 00:04:43,601 Speaker 1: little seven year old called Jane. Jane, that's very old fashioned. 84 00:04:45,481 --> 00:04:49,121 Speaker 1: We got on the we got on the first part 85 00:04:49,161 --> 00:04:54,721 Speaker 1: of the course, and she imagine that turn around. I 86 00:04:55,001 --> 00:04:56,841 Speaker 1: had to ask your name twice actually, because I was 87 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,361 Speaker 1: like Jane. She was like yeah. So I was like, okay, 88 00:05:00,081 --> 00:05:01,481 Speaker 1: didn't pick that one a. 89 00:05:01,361 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 2: Pretty name, just like imagined like, ah, right, she's. 90 00:05:05,601 --> 00:05:07,921 Speaker 1: Sweet, super sweet. But she turned to me on the 91 00:05:07,921 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: first one Katie and was like, can you please be 92 00:05:10,961 --> 00:05:15,321 Speaker 1: my mom for this adventure? And I looked at her, 93 00:05:15,361 --> 00:05:17,961 Speaker 1: and then Elsie turned around and looked at me, giving 94 00:05:18,001 --> 00:05:20,681 Speaker 1: me the glare of like, you can't, don't steal my mom. Don't. Yeah, 95 00:05:21,081 --> 00:05:22,961 Speaker 1: you can't do that. You can't look at and I was, 96 00:05:23,161 --> 00:05:25,801 Speaker 1: of course anh and I was like, of course, she goes, 97 00:05:25,801 --> 00:05:28,041 Speaker 1: so I'm going to call you mom. She genuinely for 98 00:05:28,081 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: the next three and a half hours called me mom, mom, wow, 99 00:05:33,121 --> 00:05:36,041 Speaker 1: honestly Katie. And then I've got my other two there 100 00:05:36,161 --> 00:05:38,641 Speaker 1: that is starting to get a little bit like at 101 00:05:38,681 --> 00:05:41,561 Speaker 1: the start, I didn't want to know you. You were cramping 102 00:05:41,601 --> 00:05:44,041 Speaker 1: my style. I've got this, I'm so all over it. 103 00:05:44,081 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: Now we've got another addition to the family. For the 104 00:05:46,361 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: three and a half hours, and it was funny to 105 00:05:48,561 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: watch them start to come back into Oh, maybe Jane 106 00:05:52,681 --> 00:05:55,801 Speaker 1: can go between Elsie and Gracie so then I can 107 00:05:55,841 --> 00:06:00,641 Speaker 1: be at the back with this is my mom. So funny. 108 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,401 Speaker 1: Then we got off at one point because you get 109 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,201 Speaker 1: off to go and do another part, and we wanted 110 00:06:06,241 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: to do the hardcore, so she sort of had hung 111 00:06:08,561 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 1: around waited. Her mom comes up to me and says, 112 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:16,001 Speaker 1: thank you for being her mum. I was, I'm still confused. 113 00:06:18,121 --> 00:06:22,761 Speaker 1: You're welcome. You're welcome, absolutely welcome. But oh my gosh, Katie, 114 00:06:22,801 --> 00:06:25,721 Speaker 1: it was so funny. I was watching my two all 115 00:06:25,761 --> 00:06:28,321 Speaker 1: of a sudden take a little backstep and go actually 116 00:06:28,361 --> 00:06:31,921 Speaker 1: hang on. Somebody else wants her to be their mom. 117 00:06:32,081 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: I've got to actually now, all of a sudden, I 118 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: want her around. I was like, oh my gosh, but 119 00:06:39,041 --> 00:06:44,881 Speaker 1: talk about outdoors, sunshine, nature, It's so much fun. 120 00:06:44,921 --> 00:06:48,121 Speaker 2: Like I understand why that mom was down there and 121 00:06:48,161 --> 00:06:50,161 Speaker 2: a bit scared, like it's a lot like it is. 122 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,361 Speaker 2: I love it though, Like I love it, but do 123 00:06:52,361 --> 00:06:53,921 Speaker 2: you know why? Because I was thinking, why do I 124 00:06:53,961 --> 00:06:55,401 Speaker 2: love it so much? I love the fact that it's 125 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:59,601 Speaker 2: a challenge. I love the fact that it's active. I 126 00:06:59,681 --> 00:07:02,921 Speaker 2: also love the fact that my husband really struggles on it, 127 00:07:03,001 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 2: so I feel like it's a competitive thing. 128 00:07:05,241 --> 00:07:05,921 Speaker 1: I'm the winner. 129 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:09,601 Speaker 2: He does not like going down the zip lines because 130 00:07:09,601 --> 00:07:11,641 Speaker 2: he like crashes at the end. I don't think it's 131 00:07:11,681 --> 00:07:13,161 Speaker 2: really great for big men. 132 00:07:13,641 --> 00:07:16,801 Speaker 1: I think Luke's Pulley system on the zip line, where 133 00:07:16,841 --> 00:07:18,561 Speaker 1: there was something just a little bit off with it 134 00:07:18,601 --> 00:07:20,601 Speaker 1: because I always made it to the other side where 135 00:07:22,321 --> 00:07:25,561 Speaker 1: he's kept pulling up like ten to twelve meters out 136 00:07:25,761 --> 00:07:28,561 Speaker 1: from the platform. So then at that stage on the 137 00:07:28,641 --> 00:07:32,721 Speaker 1: zip line, you have to like swing yourself around monkey up, 138 00:07:32,921 --> 00:07:34,721 Speaker 1: you know, all the way to the pip Yeah, which 139 00:07:34,761 --> 00:07:35,201 Speaker 1: is hard. 140 00:07:35,721 --> 00:07:37,201 Speaker 2: If you don't make it to the end of the 141 00:07:37,241 --> 00:07:41,361 Speaker 2: platform and land, you gotta that's a lot. 142 00:07:41,441 --> 00:07:43,841 Speaker 1: Otherwise you just fall back into the middle of the thing. 143 00:07:43,961 --> 00:07:46,201 Speaker 1: I don't actually know how they get you back if 144 00:07:46,241 --> 00:07:46,481 Speaker 1: you go. 145 00:07:46,801 --> 00:07:49,121 Speaker 2: I don't know if they can go back out. I 146 00:07:49,161 --> 00:07:51,641 Speaker 2: don't think they could rescue you from mid zipline. 147 00:07:51,641 --> 00:07:53,601 Speaker 1: I don't would That's what I'm saying. It to be 148 00:07:53,681 --> 00:07:57,801 Speaker 1: some sort of fire brigade or someone flying on it, 149 00:07:58,041 --> 00:08:01,561 Speaker 1: like come through the tree tops and fly in. But 150 00:08:01,881 --> 00:08:05,761 Speaker 1: how I was wrapping the Superman, like what that's what 151 00:08:05,801 --> 00:08:08,401 Speaker 1: I mean. It comes through the forest, flies in the 152 00:08:08,441 --> 00:08:11,281 Speaker 1: lovely people that work there. They just fly in maybe 153 00:08:11,321 --> 00:08:14,401 Speaker 1: as like with something on their backs or something. But 154 00:08:14,521 --> 00:08:19,881 Speaker 1: I have no idea how especially that. Yeah, but I 155 00:08:19,961 --> 00:08:22,721 Speaker 1: would come up with anything if that was me they 156 00:08:22,761 --> 00:08:26,041 Speaker 1: got stuck in the middle of that zip line. Oh, 157 00:08:26,121 --> 00:08:27,481 Speaker 1: I'd be so embarrassed because you. 158 00:08:27,561 --> 00:08:30,521 Speaker 2: Need really strong arms. Like imagine if you start getting 159 00:08:30,521 --> 00:08:32,921 Speaker 2: fatigue on your arms, you're stuck there, You're just hang it, 160 00:08:33,041 --> 00:08:33,681 Speaker 2: You're just there. 161 00:08:34,001 --> 00:08:36,401 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh. Well I turned around at one stage 162 00:08:36,441 --> 00:08:39,481 Speaker 1: and Elsie has come off. We were on the hardest one. 163 00:08:39,521 --> 00:08:42,201 Speaker 1: Elsie's come off, and what happens is it jams you 164 00:08:42,241 --> 00:08:45,121 Speaker 1: know how it does that like automatic stopper like this. 165 00:08:45,481 --> 00:08:50,041 Speaker 1: So she fell off. Not intentionally obviously, but she fell off. 166 00:08:50,161 --> 00:08:53,761 Speaker 1: She turns around. Oh my god, my vagina like this 167 00:08:54,001 --> 00:08:57,801 Speaker 1: so loud. So the harness has caught her because she's 168 00:08:57,801 --> 00:09:02,081 Speaker 1: fallen my old so HARDAM was like, shut up. She's 169 00:09:02,161 --> 00:09:07,041 Speaker 1: like literally echoing through the treetops. Why I anyway? You 170 00:09:07,121 --> 00:09:09,361 Speaker 1: can't take them anyway. So look, at the end of 171 00:09:09,401 --> 00:09:11,641 Speaker 1: the day, did cramp their style, but they did take 172 00:09:11,681 --> 00:09:15,001 Speaker 1: a backflip and thoroughly enjoy it. I would as a parent, 173 00:09:15,241 --> 00:09:18,161 Speaker 1: because we know what I'm like not cope. If I 174 00:09:18,161 --> 00:09:21,241 Speaker 1: couldn't do that with my kids, I would not cope 175 00:09:21,441 --> 00:09:25,521 Speaker 1: at all. That's the competitiveness in you. I loved doing it. 176 00:09:25,601 --> 00:09:27,561 Speaker 1: I loved being able to be there with them and 177 00:09:27,601 --> 00:09:28,561 Speaker 1: do it and watch them. 178 00:09:28,681 --> 00:09:30,561 Speaker 2: Let me ask you one question, just to wrap up, 179 00:09:30,841 --> 00:09:34,441 Speaker 2: if you weren't very good at it, would. 180 00:09:34,201 --> 00:09:37,041 Speaker 1: You still love it? Yeah? I'd still yeah, because for 181 00:09:37,161 --> 00:09:38,841 Speaker 1: the first time when I went, Katie, I was not 182 00:09:38,921 --> 00:09:40,841 Speaker 1: good at it, But this time, because it was the 183 00:09:40,881 --> 00:09:44,601 Speaker 1: second one, I was better. Yeah. And yes, I did 184 00:09:44,721 --> 00:09:48,481 Speaker 1: challenge myself to not fall off once, and that is 185 00:09:48,521 --> 00:09:50,241 Speaker 1: what I did. I didn't fall off once. 186 00:09:51,041 --> 00:09:53,121 Speaker 2: But I reckon that first time that you went and 187 00:09:53,121 --> 00:09:55,081 Speaker 2: you went very good at it. I reckon you've secretly 188 00:09:55,161 --> 00:09:56,961 Speaker 2: been going back on your own. 189 00:09:57,001 --> 00:10:01,161 Speaker 1: That got you written all over it. I know I've 190 00:10:01,201 --> 00:10:03,721 Speaker 1: still got the black one to achieve the black line, 191 00:10:03,801 --> 00:10:06,041 Speaker 1: so I'll come back to you were not achieved that. 192 00:10:09,761 --> 00:10:10,161 Speaker 1: Mm hmm.